I have the 1475 and have been practicing FMQ for a few months now. My big breakthrough came when I read somewhere to leave your feed dogs engaged. If you have the darning foot at the presser foot half-way down it doesn't matter if they're not down. That way the machine has a pseudo stitch regulator of sorts. That's when I really saw an improvement, still not perfect but better. I also cut open the darning foot so I could see better. Just get that glass of wine, margarita, or martini, hook up your tunes and find you mojo. If I can do it, anybody can!